Ian McLean (27 August 192923 March 1965) was an

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player in the

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, (VFL).

Family

The son of Alexander Leonard McLean (1887–1956), and Elsie May McLean (1888–1961), née Robertson, Ian McLean was born at

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, Victoria on 27 August 1929. He married Rita Joan Driver in 1955.

Football

Ian McLean played in Melbourne premiership teams in 1955, 1957 and 1959, and well as the runner-up side of 1954. Courageous, quick both over the ground and in terms of reflexes, and a smooth ball handler, McLean, who hailed from

, played a total of 146 VFL games and booted 29 goals for the

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between 1951 and 1960.

Death

He died at his residence in

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on 23 March 1965.Funeral of Ian McLean 2 p.m. Today, ''The Age'', (Wednesday, 24 March 1965), p.24.
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Notes

References

Melbourne Glimpses, ''The Age'', (Wednesday, 9 June 1954), p.12.

External links

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